Wakutani Minami High

Wakutani Minami High (Japanese: 和久谷南 (わくたにみなみ) 高校 (こうこう) , Wakutani Minami Kōkō) is a high school in Miyagi Prefecture.

Uniform[]

Not much is known about the school uniform.

During official matches, the boys' volleyball club's uniform consists of a pinkish red and white jersey and same colored shorts with white details. The top part of the jersey is pink-red while the bottom is in white. The libero has a contrasting jersey with the top part of it in white while the bottom is in pink. He also wears white pants with pink details. The numbers and letters of their uniforms are grey.

Volleyball Club[]

The boys' volleyball club has excellent defense and coordination. Wakutani Minami's solid receiving and connection help it bring out its A-game and counter effortlessly. Keishin Ukai has compared its receiving skills to Nekoma High's. Wakutani Minami had been one of the top four powerhouses in the Miyagi Prefecture until its recent loss to Karasuno High.

The team captain, Takeru Nakashima, idolizes the Little Giant, who had played in the strongest team Karasuno had ever had, and developed his own fighting style based off of the ace's. Takeru often hits the ball to his opponents' fingers to make it ricochet, either giving his team a chance to change its attack or causing the ball to go out so his team can get a point. This technique usually gives opposing teams a lot of trouble and it's been said that since Takeru had become a third year, Wakutani Minami's strength has increased exponentially, making the current team one of the most powerful in the school's history.

During the Spring High Preliminary Tournament, Wakutani Minami won easily in its first match-up and sealed fates with Karasuno. However, after a neck-to-neck battle, Karasuno won and Wakutani Minami was eliminated in the quarterfinals, only making the Top 8.

Members[]

Name	Position	Year	Status
Masaomi Onikōbe	Coach	?	Active

Name	Number	Position	Year	Status
Takeru Nakashima	#1	Captain / Wing Spiker / Outside Hitter / Ace	3rd Year	Active
Shunki Kawatabi	#2	Wing Spiker / Opposite Hitter	3rd Year	Active
?	#3	?	?	Active
Yūki Shiroishi	#4	Wing Spiker / Outside Hitter	3rd Year	Active
Kazumasa Hanayama	#5	Setter	3rd Year	Active
?	#6	?	?	Active
Teppei Naruko	#8	Middle Blocker	3rd Year	Active
Kazuteru Akiu	#10	Libero	2nd Year	Active
Tsuyoshi Matsushima	#11	Middle Blocker	1st Year	Active
?	#13	?	?	Active
?	#15	?	?	Active

Former Players

Name	Number	Position	Current Age
Isamu Nakashima	?	Captain / Setter	18-20

Interhigh-Preliminaries (2012)[]

For Miyagi Interhigh Preliminaries, Wakutani Minami was registered as Team 29, Block E. Their venue was Niiyama Tech High Gymnasium, along with Block F.

According to chapter 48, they defeated one of the previous year's Best 4 teams, Niiyama Tech High and advanced to the third round. The exact number of matches they played is unknown. They placed in at least the top 8, as they were exempt from the first preliminary of the Spring Playoffs.

First Round

Wakutani Minami High School vs Kojō Tech High School (2:0 / 25-?, 25-16)

Second Round

Wakutani Minami High School vs. Niiyama Tech High School (2:?)

Unknown Round

Wakutani Minami High School vs ??? (?:2)

Spring High-Miyagi Prefecture Representative Playoffs (2012)[]

Wakunan was exempt from the first preliminary.

For the representative playoffs, Wakutani Minami was registered as team 12. They played at the Sendai City Gymnasium over a span of two days (one game on the first day, one on the second) before losing to Karasuno in the quarterfinals. Overall, they placed within the top 8.

First Round

Wakutani Minami High School vs. Ōgi Biz High School (2:0 / 25-22, 25-19)

Quarterfinals

Wakutani Minami High School vs. Karasuno High School (1:2 / 20-25, 25-20, 23-25)

Trivia[]

The school's nickname is "Wakunan", which, similarly to Aoba Johsai's "Seijoh", comes from combining the first and fourth kanji of its name.

All Wakunan characters, with the exception of Nakashima, seem to have been named after various locations in Miyagi Prefecture.